# Graecarum affectionum curatio 8.17

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 8. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/8.17

ἐρωτικὸν γὰρ αὕτη κατασκευάσασα φάρμακον καὶ χρίσασα τοῦ ἀνδρὸς τὸν χιτῶνα, πέπομφεν ᾐτηκότι, καὶ ἤλπισέ γε ἀγρεύσειν πρὸς ἑαυτήν, διήμαρτε δὲ ὧν ἤλπισεν· ἐκθερμῆναν γὰρ ἐκεῖνο τὸ φάρμακον τοῦ Ἡρακλέους τὸ σῶμα παγχαλέπῳ περιέβαλε νόσῳ· ὁ δὲ ἀλγυνόμενος καὶ μὴ φέρων τὸ πάθος, πυρὰν νήσας καὶ ἑαυτόν γε καταθείς, τοῦ βίου τὸ τέλος ἐδέξατο ἄξιόν γε, οὐ γὰρ <ἄξια> τῆς θεοποιΐας τὰ τοῦ παρ' ὑμῶν θεοποιηθέντος ἐπιτηδεύματα. Ἀλλ' ὅμως καὶ ταῦτα εἰδότες—

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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